Report: NBA G Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe

Guard Malik Beasley is under federal investigation in connection with allegations that he was connected to betting activity on NBA video games and prop bets, ESPN reported Sunday.


The allegations date to the 2023-24 season when Beasley was with the Milwaukee Bucks, among six teams he has played for since the Denver Nuggets picked him No. 19 total in the 2016 NBA Draft.


He spent the 2024-25 season with the Detroit Pistons on a 1 year, $6 million contract and is because of end up being a totally free representative when the brand-new league year begins Monday night.


The NBA knows the claims.


"We are working together with the federal district attorneys' investigation," NBA representative Mike Bass informed ESPN.


Beginning around January 2024, one U.S. sportsbook saw an sharp upturn in banking on Beasley's statistics, such as rebounds per game, per the report.


"An examination is not a charge," Beasley's attorney, Steve Haney, informed ESPN. "Malik is managed the same right of the presumption of innocence as anyone else under the U.S. Constitution. Currently he has actually not been charged with anything."


ESPN reported that since of the accusations, conversations about a new 3- year, $42 million contract have actually stopped.


Beasley, 28, appeared in all 82 video games (18 starts) last season with the Pistons and balanced 16.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 helps per video game while shooting 41.6 percent from three-point variety.


He has profession averages of 11.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 helps with the Nuggets (2016-20), Minneapolis Timberwolves (2020-22), Utah Jazz (2022-23), Los Angeles Lakers (2023 ), Bucks (2023-24) and Pistons.


The NBA suspended Beasley for 12 video games in 2021 after he entered a guilty plea to a of dangers of violence. He was sentenced to 120 days in prison to be served after the 2020-21 season and was launched after 78 days.